Total Crime Rate

117.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 117.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 48.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 8/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rectory Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Staveley Central , and the 109th highest crime rate of 355 local areas in Chesterfield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rectory Road (S44 5EF) in the last 12 months was 117.8 per 1,000 residents and was 14.6% lower than the Staveley Central average (137.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 48.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rectory Road (S44 5EF), the main crime hotspot is near North Crescent. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rectory Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whisperwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary East Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Poolsbrook Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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